Study Abroad Programme in European Culture and Society (PECS)

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1 Study Abroad Programme i Europea Culture ad Society (PECS) 1

2 Six ceturies of history ad a uique iteratioal dimesio 1 The perfect home base to explore Europe 1 Itellectual, cultural ad social life i Leuve 2 The programme profile 3 The Study Abroad Programme I Europea Culture ad Society: a uique programme 3 Academic iformatio 4 Course list 4 Icrease your itercultural competece 6 Cultural package 6 Hospitality programme 6 Voluteerig i the Leuve commuity 6 Housig arragemets 7 Uiversity resources 7 Specialized social services 7 Academic resources 7 Computers, , ad iteret 7 Other resources 7 Applicatio procedure 8 Fiacial iformatio 8 Fiacial aid 8 Fees 8 Cost estimate 8 Cotact iformatio 9

3 Six ceturies of history ad a uique iteratioal dimesio The Uiversity of Leuve, the oldest Catholic uiversity i the world still i existece ad the oldest uiversity of the Low Coutries, was fouded i 1425 by Pope Marti V. For almost six ceturies the uiversity has ejoyed great fame as a cetre of itellectual life. Situated i the heart of Wester Europe, Leuve Uiversity has a history of attractig great mids, such as Erasmus, Vesalius ad Mercator, who explored ad expaded the boudaries of huma kowledge. Six ceturies of history have give this uiversity a uique iteratioal dimesio. Today more tha 5,000 iteratioal studets from over 140 atios take courses both i Eglish ad Dutch (the ative laguage), creatig a multicultural learig eviromet. The Study Abroad Programme i Europea Culture ad Society (PECS) is desiged to offer iteratioal studets from aroud the world the uique experiece of pursuig a variety of academic disciplies. The programme curriculum, ope to studets that have completed at least 3 semesters of uiversity study, is taught i Eglish ad covers a wide rage of fields from the Arts, the Social Scieces, Political Sciece, Busiess, Psychology, Religio, Philosophy Participats remai registered at their home istitutio ad receive a credit trascript from the PECS programme. As a programme participat you will be takig classes with studets from Leuve, Europe ad the rest of the world. Europea culture ad society is more tha just a course subject. I Leuve it becomes part of your daily life, a experiece that you just caot miss. 1 The perfect home base to explore Europe Most visitors are ufamiliar with the fact that Belgium, small as it is, has three official laguages, Dutch, Frech ad Germa. I the orther part of the coutry (Fladers) about 6 millio people speak Dutch. Frech is the laguage of 4 millio people livig i the South (Walloia). Brussels is officially biligual (Frech ad Dutch) ad a miority of 75,000 Belgias livig i the easter part of the coutry speaks Germa. Leuve is situated i Fladers, the Dutch-speakig part. Over the past few decades Eglish has become the secod laguage i Belgium, both to the Flemigs ad the Walloos. Although most of the Flemigs are eager to speak Eglish, they will be impressed if you make the effort to speak some Dutch. Leuve is oly 20 miles away from Brussels, the Europea capital, with the istitutios of the Europea Uio ad NATO headquarters, the hub of iteratioal flights, iteratioal firms, a wide rage of art galleries, museums ad cultural orgaisatios. The proximity of the heart of Europe turs Leuve ito the perfect home base for all those eager to explore the rest of Europe. The fast trai will get you to Amsterdam, Cologe, Paris or eve Lodo i oly two to three hours.

4 Itellectual, cultural ad social life i Leuve Imagie a city with 60,000 ihabitats, 35,000 of them studets, ad a campus spread all over it. Picture it lively, dazzlig, with a excitig caledar of academic, cultural ad social evets orgaised by both the city ad the uiversity. Picture a city where promiet scholars ad researchers from aroud the world offer itellectual challeges by participatig i cofereces, lectures ad debates. Picture a multicultural city where you ca satisfy your cultural cravigs with cocerts, dace performaces, plays ad exhibits from artists of iteratioal fame, performig i oe of the may cultural cetres. Thik of movie theatres that show a wide rage of iteratioal movies i their origial laguage. Of course this city would have to be oe where studets love to throw the occasioal party, but where they also ivite politicias to discuss atioal ad Europea policy or world trade. A uiversity city where they compete with other studets i itramural or itercollegiate sports evets, ad a city where those who prefer a quiet place to relax, ca visit the itimate pubs, cozy restaurats or pletiful summer terraces. 2

5 The programme profile The Study Abroad Programme i Europea Culture ad Society: a uique programme AN ACADEMICALLY CHALLENGING AND EXCITING PROGRAMME a Dutch-speakig academic eviromet with courses taught i Eglish a programme with a strog focus o Europea Culture ad Society but with a rage wide eough to fulfil most Study Abroad requiremets: Arts (History, Fie Arts, Literature...), Athro pology, Busiess & Ecoomics, Commuicatios, Philosophy, Psychology, Political Sciece ad Iteratioal Relatios, Religio, Laguage courses (Dutch, Frech, Germa, Spaish...)... circa five courses per semester (30 ECTS per semester, 60 ECTS per year) courses fully itegrated i the regular uiversity curriculum with access to all library facilities, computer labs, facilities... WITH AN EXTENSIVE CULTURAL PACKAGE AND ORIENTATION ACTIVITIES with trips to historic places i Fladers, Walloia ad the Germa-speakig part of Belgium a itroductio to the uiversity ad uiversity facilities opportuities to meet fellow iteratioal ad Belgia studets with Belgia voluteers servig as your cultural guides SEMESTER OR FULL YEAR PROGRAMME first semester: September through December secod semester: Jauary/February through Jue year-log programme: September through Jue 3 INTERCULTURAL ACTIVITIES hospitality programme workig as a voluteer i the Leuve commuity sessios o itercultural differeces RESERVED HOUSING i a uiversity residece with a mix of Belgia ad iteratioal studets sigle rooms, or double occupacy i large rooms commo kitches, iteret coectios i every room ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS studets must have completed at least three semesters of uiversity study before comig to Leuve good academic stadig applicatios are made through, ad with the approval of, the Iteratioal Office of your home uiversity (esurig approval of course selectio ad credit trasfer) tuitio ad housig fees are paid through your home uiversity APPLICATION DEADLINES February 15 for the first semester ad the full academic year October 15 for the secod semester

6 Academic iformatio 4 Course list Here is a limited selectio of courses offered at K.U.Leuve ad ope to PECS studets. A up-to-date catalogue with course availability, course descriptios, prerequisites,... ca be foud o our website: PECS CORE COURSES The Low Coutries at the Crossroads of Europea History Iteratioal Relatios ad Europea Itegratio sice WWII Istitutios ad Policy of the Europea Uio Flemish Art ad Europea Culture Comparative Europea Literature Literature, Religio ad Art i Europe: a Iterdiscipliary Approach BUSINESS/ECONOMICS Ecoomic Aspects of Europea Itegratio Ecoomics of Trasitio Evirometal ad Trasportatio Ecoomics Iovatio Maagemet Iteratioal Maagemet ad Strategy Iteratioal Marketig Labour Ecoomics Marketig Commuicatio Political Busiess Strategy CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY Athropological Approaches to the Study of Myth ad Symbolism Athropology of Myth ad Symbolism Athropology of Religio Cultural Athropology Ecoomic Athropology Ethicity: Theories ad Applicatio o Mediterraea Cultures Migratio ad Miorities Policies: Athropological Presuppositios ad Implicatios Political Athropology World Ethography: Mediterraea cultures HISTORY Europea Legal History Flemish Art ad Europea Culture Iteratioal Relatios ad Europea Itegratio sice WWII The Low Coutries at the Crossroads of Europea History ENGLISH LITERATURE AND LINGUISTICS Comparative Europea Literature Literature, Religio ad Art i Europe: a Iterdiscipliary Approach America Literature: before 1900 America Literature: sice 1900 Eglish Literature I: History of Eglish Literature, Eglish Literature II: History of Eglish Literature 1800 to the Preset The Works of Shakespeare from a Europea Perspective The Huma Aimal Eglish Literature: Postromatic Materialisms Eglish Literature: Readig Idetities i the British Isles Eglish Literature: Readig America Eglish Literature: Fictio after 1945 Eglish Liguistics III: Sychroic- Theoretical Approach Eglish Liguistics III: Diachroic- Theoretical Approach

7 Eglish Liguistics III: Sychroic- Descriptive Approach Eglish Liguistics III: Diachroic- Descriptive Approach Eglish Liguistics: Grammar ad Diachroy Eglish Liguistics: Grammar ad Discourse Eglish Liguistics: Selected Topics LAW Armed Coflicts ad the Law Cotietal Legal History Church ad State i Europe Europea Crimial Law Europea Legal History Europea Legal Thikig Huma Rights Iteratioal ad Europea Evirometal Law PSYCHOLOGY Choice ad Decisio Theories Cogitive Ergoomic Cotributios to Huma-Computer Iteractio Cogitive Sciece Developmetal Psychology Orgaizatioal Psychology Psychology of Perceptio ad Memory Psychology of Religio PHILOSOPHY Aciet Philosophical Texts Cotietal 20th-Cetury Philosophy Evirometal Philosophy Historical Itroductio to Philosophy History of Philosophy: Aciet Philosophy History of Philosophy: Medieval Philosophy History of Philosophy: Moder Philosophy Itroductio to Ethics Logic Media Ethics Medieval Philosophical Texts Moder Philosophical Texts Philosophical Athropology Philosophy of Beig Philosophy of Law Philosophy of Religio Social ad Political Philosophy Theory of Kowledge POLITICAL SCIENCE Curret Issues i Easter Europea Policy ad Russia Studies Curret Issues i the Study of Iteratioal Relatios Federalizatio: Dyamics of Govermetal Structures i Europe Iteratioal Evirometal Politics ad Sustaiable Developmet Iteratioal Relatios ad Europea Itegratio sice WWII Istitutios ad Policy of the Europea Uio Peace Research ad Coflict Maagemet Political Problem Solvig i Culturally Divided Societies RELIGION Biomedical Ethics Biotechology ad Bio-Ethics Buddhism Busiess Ethics Christia Political ad Social Ethics Christiaity ad Islam Church ad Theology i the Cotemporary Period Church, Faith ad Commuicatio Media Evirometal Ethics Ethics of Peace, War ad Iteratioal Relatios Faith, Biblical Thought ad Ethics Hiduism History of Church ad Theology History of Religious Life Itroductio to Islam Itroductio to Judaism Itroductio to Religious Studies Itroductio to World Religios Medieval Mysticism i the Low Coutries Religio ad Culture Religious Topics i Helleism Spirituality ad Mysticism Theology of Iterreligious Dialogue Theology of Orthodox Churches Wome Studies, Religio ad Theology 5

8 Icrease your itercultural competece Cultural package PECS has put together a iterestig package with trips ad evets ope to programme participats ad other iteratioal studets. Belgia voluteer studets assist the programme staff as your cultural guides. You will be offered the opportuity to visit historic places like Ghet, Brussels, Bruges, Atwerp, Bokrijk, Bouillo, Togere, Breedok,... Ad last but ot least your study abroad period i Belgium will oly be complete with a visit to a chocolate factory ad oe of the may breweries. Sice your study abroad ca be a life-alterig experiece the programme orgaizes several sessios o itercultural awareess ad itercultural iteractio to make sure you ca easily adjust to everyday life i a ufamiliar eviromet. Hospitality programme Programme participats that wat to see more tha just the classroom, favourite pub ad this studet tow ca sig up for our hospitality programme. Through this hospitality programme we offer iteratioal studets the opportuity to meet a Belgia family, lear more about Belgia ways of life, values,... By matchig every iteratioal studet to a Belgia studet we hope to aswer all questios you might have. 6 Voluteerig i the Leuve commuity Eve if you oly study abroad for a semester you ca optimise your itercultural learig experiece through gettig ivolved i the Leuve commuity. This is your chace to iteract with people from a culture other tha your ow ad to work o those icreasigly importat itercultural skills! PECS studets curretly have the opportuity to voluteer at local high schools (tutorig, presetatios, sports iitiatio,...) ad i a retiremet home (persoal support, cafeteria,...). Other projects are beig offered i cooperatio with Serve the City Leuve: kider gartes, daycare cetres for disabled people, houses for lower icome people, uiversity childcare cetres ad may more projects where you ca cotribute your time for the good of humaity.

9 Housig arragemets PECS reserves a room for you i a uiversity residece where you will be livig with Belgia ad other iteratioal studets. Bed lie, comforters, pillows, kitcheware, use of iteret are icluded i the ret. No formal meal pla is available at K.U.Leuve, but 6 large studet restaurats ad scores of private restaurats offer a great variety of meals from 2 for a cheese sadwich to 10 for a hot meal, ad 20 for a cadle-light dier. May studets prefer to make use of the cookig facilities i the dormitories. Uiversity resources Specialized social services study advice, study problems career plaig social, legal, medical ad psychological support Academic resources over 30 libraries spread over the city millios of books ad thousads of periodicals, audiovisual materials, full-text databases of scholarly ad scietific research a o-lie computer catalogue liked to a large etwork of other uiversity libraries aroud the world 7 Computers, , ad iteret several computer labs a iexpesive PC leasig system for studets a free accout a iteret coectio i every room, liked to the uiversity s Campus Wide Iformatio System ad the World Wide Web Other resources cheap bike retal for studets K.U.Leuve s ow chai of studet restaurats, offerig meals at affordable prices free use of the city bus uiversity Sports Cetre with opportuities for athletic participatio i virtually ay sport ample opportuities for cultural erichmet through the uiversity choir, symphoy orchestra, brass bad, big bad, ad theatre society

10 Applicatio procedure Discuss your plas with the study abroad office or the iteratioal office at your home istitutio. I geeral, that office will omiate you to K.U.Leuve, hadle the fiacial arragemets, ad help you prepare for your study abroad. I exceptioal cases, idividual arragemets ca be made. Fill out the applicatio form before the deadlie. Deadlies ca be foud o our website. Make sure your applicatio is complete before you sed it. This will speed up the acceptace process. The followig elemets are importat: good academic stadig you must have completed 3 semesters of uiversity study before comig to Leuve official trascript or academic record of your completed semesters motivatio essay housig form physicia s statemet 2 passport pictures evidece of proficiecy i Eglish, except if you are studyig i Eglish at a Aglo-Saxo uiversity: TOEFL 237 (computer-based test) or 580 (paper-based test) or 92 (iteretbased test), IELTS As soo as your applicatio has bee approved by K.U.Leuve, the admissio papers will be mailed to your study abroad office. Detailed iformatio o how to apply to the programme, course descriptios, cultural programme, practical iformatio is also available o our website: Fiacial iformatio Fiacial aid For iformatio o Fiacial Aid, please cotact your home uiversity or cotact us. Fees Paymet of tuitio ad housig is ormally arraged via your home uiversity. Iformatio o the tuitio fee is available at your study abroad office. Tuitio icludes: all field trips ad cultural evets orgaized by PECS a sports card which allows you to use the facilities ad services offered by the Sports Cetre. a third party liability isurace (required by K.U.Leuve) Cost estimate A regularly adjusted cost estimate ca be foud o our website.

11 Cotact iformatio For more iformatio about the applicatio process, courses, course descriptios, tuitio, cotact your Study Abroad Office. For additioal iformatio cotact: Ms. Elke Hombroeckx Coordiator Study Abroad Programme i Europea Culture & Society K.U.Leuve Blijde Ikomststraat 21 box 3312 BE-3000 LEUVEN Belgium tel fax [email protected] 9

12 10 PECS Blijde Ikomststraat 21 bus 3312 BE-3000 LEUVEN